Should it be a surprise that in a school that taught English, there would be no native English-speaking students and…
After a weekend of settling in, my English education formally began today. And the beginning was very formal indeed. “Where…
I met our housemistress for the first time this evening when she came back from her weekend leave. Everyone in…
My hometown, Shijiazhuang, changed a lot during the fifteen years I lived there. Farmland and fields gave way to bungalows,…
My flight landed in London Heathrow in the afternoon. I must be the last one out of the plane as…
It was the starting of a new school year again but for me also an ending. I was just waiting…
The international education agent sat down opposite to me and handed me a large envelope. Inside, there was the entrance…
I confessed to my parents that I no longer had the will to fight. I wished I never pointed out…
Even though the first year of high school was supposed to be a relaxed one compared to the final year…
Today was the end-of-term examination. And when the exam supervisor stepped into the room, it happened to be our class…